Table 3.

Multivariable Models Estimating the Likelihood of Being MUA Designated Among All Eligible Tracts (N=456 Tracts)

MUA=1 Versus Non-MUA=0
	Model I	Model II	Model III	Model IV
	Exp (B)
Explanatory variable	N=455
Social interaction
Community diversity	1.66**	1.77**	1.85**	1.51**
Interaction potential	0.82*	0.98	0.96	1.07
Stability	0.63**	0.69*	0.69*	0.71*
Economic potential
Buying power		0.96	0.95	0.88*
Neighborhood investment		0.91*	0.90*	0.93
Work force participation		1.10	1.08	1.08
Commercial vitality		1.10**	1.09**	1.03
Civic engagement
Voting turnout			0.97	1.00
Number of NGOs per 1000			1.44**	1.71**
Racial segregation
Black neighborhoods				-
Other neighborhoods				33.95**
−2 log likelihood	374.99	357.32	348.83	297.99
Pseudo R2	0.177	0.215	0.234	0.346

^*p<0.05.

^**p<0.01.

NGOs, Non-Governmental Organizations.